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Join us on Sunday for a fresh episode of Curator with a Camera. Chris Valkoinen tells the story of the North Eastern Railway's M1 Class and shows us around 1621, which was used for high-speed runs in the Races to the North. Preserved since 1945, this loco has some beautiful detailing on it—and a luscious green paint job.

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Wait, 1990 was 36 years ago?

Time flies when you're having fun, much like these visitors to our museum on 7 May 1990 when we hosted the Great Railway Show which included this model railway display.

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No examples of these locomotives survive today—they were all scrapped.

In this shot from 1959, Class 41 D603 'Conquest' is passed by County Class 1026 'County of Salop' at Reading station.

Built in Glasgow in 1958 as BR's modernisation plan was taking effect, 'Conquest' was one of just five Class 41s produced—all of which were recycled following their withdrawal from service in 1967 as BR looked to reduce the number of different classes in use.

Meanwhile, County of Salop—built in Swindon in 1947—was withdrawn in 1962, one of 30 GWR 1000 Class (or County Class) that would all be cut up following their retirement.

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Join us on Sunday for a new episode of our podcast, this time exploring royals and rails.

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Here we have a dyeline drawing (1666B) of the Agenoria locomotive.

Agenoria was built by the Foster, Rastrick & Co. partnership in Stourbridge in 1829. It ran on the Kingswinford Railway until 1864 and in 1884 it was donated to the Science Museum. It was subsequently moved to our museum in York, ready to greet visitors when we first opened our doors in 1975.

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Hey mate, you missed a bit...

In this photo from Stratford diesel maintenance depot in August 1968, Class 47 diesel loco D1528 is undergoing a thorough clean up.

While steam locos could take a team of workers a full day to get squeaky clean, diesels could be dirt-free in a matter of minutes after a trip to an automated washing plant.

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Join us on Sunday for a classic Curator with a Camera looking at Hardwicke.

Built in 1873, this steam loco was rebuilt in 1892 and was selected for high-speed duties in what was informally known as the Races to the North, in which railway companies tried to outpace each other in the mid 1890s.

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Did you know Green Arrow was named after an express freight service? The only surviving example of the Sir Nigel Gresley-designed V2 Class, 4771 was built in 1936 and hauled LNER's passenger services as well as freight across Britain's railway network in its heyday.

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Laddie and a youthful admirer, photographed 'at work' as an orphanage collecting dog, collecting funds for London West Orphanage.

Dogs and cats have played an important role in railway history. From rat catchers to fundraisers and most importantly as companions.

You can read more about the different roles dogs and cats had on the railways: www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/railw…

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